$717 billion negative equity mortgage bailout is a fraud

April 16, 2012, Fairfax, VA—Americans for Limited Government President Bill Wilson issued the following statement urging Federal Housing Finance Administration (FHFA) head Edward DeMarco to reject any bailout for 11 million borrowers who are underwater on their homes:

“DeMarco has steadfastly rejected a widespread mortgage bailout throughout Obama’s entire term of office, and now is coming under increasing pressure from congressional Democrats who are demanding an election year payout to a favored constituency.

“But it is false hope that is being generated. Even if DeMarco relented and implemented the bailout, in a recent speech to the Brookings Institution he suggested only 691,000 of the 11 million would even be eligible. Meaning, about 10.3 million people underwater on their homes would not even qualify for the program.

“This makes Obama’s promise of a bailout nothing more than an empty, cynical, election year promise. What a fraud.”

Interview Availability: Please contact Rebekah Rast at (703) 383-0880 or at rrast@getliberty.org to arrange an interview with ALG President Bill Wilson.

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